Dub Hub, Daily Warriors Links for 3/20/23: Trash talk heats up after Klay Thompson counts his rings for Dillon Brooks

Good Morning Dub Nation,

The Golden State Warriors wrapped up their final back-to-back of the season this past weekend. The Warriors lost both games and extended their road losing streak to a season-high eleven-straight losses. The first game resulted in a 127-119 loss against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, followed by another 133-119 loss against the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday. Golden State has gone almost two months without a win on the road as their last victory dates all the way back to Jan. 30 against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Saturday’s loss was particularly frustrating given that it came against the Warriors’ favorite “not a rivalry” opponent, the Grizzlies. The game featured a lot of trash talking, however this one between Klay Thompson and Dillon Brooks near the end of the fourth quarter took all the headlines.

The drama didn’t stop there as Thompson and Brooks continued their trash talk during postgame pressers – adding more fuel to the fire as the disdain between these two teams becomes more and more palpable.

With only ten games remaining in the regular season, Golden State finds themselves back at the .500 mark yet again. The Warriors currently lead the Thunder by a half game for the seventh spot, while only having a one game cushion separating them from the eleventh seeded Utah Jazz. Every game becomes that much more significant down the stretch as the team continues to fight for their postseason lives.

Here are the rest of today’s stories:

In case you missed it from Golden State of Mind:

• Another day, another Warriors road loss: Grizzlies demolish Dubs 133-119
• Jordan Poole’s defensive warts stem from an inability to do his work early
• Warriors road woes continue in 127-119 loss to Hawks
• What’s really to blame for the Warriors’ road struggles?
• Warriors sign alleged creep Anthony Lamb to full NBA contract

Other Warriors News:

• Warriors observations: Dubs lose to Grizzlies, fall to 7-29 on road (NBC Sports Bay Area)
• Klay Thompson tears down Dillon Brooks’ legacy with blunt prediction (NBC Sports Bay Area)
• Five observations: Warriors plagued by mistakes, lose 10th straight road game (The Athletic)
• How Jonathan Kuminga and Jordan Poole can lift a fatigued Warriors team (Mercury News)
• Warriors, 9 other teams paid $163.6M into revenue-sharing pool (ESPN)

NBA News:

• Darvin Ham says Lakers anticipate LeBron James return ‘at some point’ (ESPN)
• Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards (ankle) questionable vs. Knicks (ESPN)
• Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray hasn’t forgotten where he’s been, from Seattle to the Spurs (Andscape)
• For Steve Ballmer, Building An NBA Champion Is Harder Than Running Microsoft But More Fun (Forbes)
• Patrick Beverley’s leadership impact on the Bulls is undeniable (NBC Sports Chicago)